Speedball Setlists

May 16, 2008 – BDog’s Graduation Afterparty

Speedball jam session at Pop’s Blue Moon to celebrate BDog’s graduation. With Crunchy Grooves introduction and setbreak, and commencement speech by Stevzie.

Set 1: Jam 1*, Jam 2^

Set 2: Booka Shade Jam%

* with Anxiety Attack
^ special guest Chip Darr on drums and John Puskus on tenor sax
% featuring dual keys jam with special guest Nate Hershey. Also Biddy broke a string.


November 24, 2007 @ Pop’s Blue Moon

Thanksgiving party. Joe Thomas and Scott S DJ’d before each set. Go Mizzou.

Set 1: Alphahouse Jam*, We’re All In This Together > Lost at Sea -> Lot Trash**

Set 2: Alphahouse Jam*^, Nasty Rumor, Dirty Bomb -> Cosmolux Jam, Queen of Hearts%

* with John Puskas on tenor sax
** with Anxiety Attack
^ with extended Omega Point/Speedball Duo introduction
% first time played


Pop’s Blue Moon – October 27, 2007 – Costume Ball

Featuring guest DJs Joe Thomas and Scott S. from Alphahouse between sets, and special announcements from Harry Carry during setbreak.

Set 1: Alphahouse Jam* -> Every Man for Himself -> All For Nothing -> The Big Deal

Set 2: Alphahouse Jam* -> Da Funk** -> The Cosmolux^ -> Lost at Sea# -> Panda-monium -> Lost at Sea Reprise > Nasty Rumor%, First Tube***, Each Day’s Better Than the Next

* with John Puskas on alto sax
** Daft Punk cover, first time played
^ Utopic Space song, first time played by Speedball
# first time played without “The Beacon”
% first time played
*** Phish cover, first time completed


Pop’s Blue Moon – September 15, 2007

DJ Flex Boogie played before and after each set.

Set 1: Jam*, God’s Kids Pray -> Every Man for Himself

Set 2: Flex Boogie Jam^, Optimus Prime, All For Nothing# -> The Big Deal

* with John Puskus on alto saxophone
* with First Tube teases, John Puskus on alto sax
# first time played, dedicated to everyone who came out to the Roberts Orpheum show


SoCo Tasty Bands Showcase @ The Roberts Orpheum Theater – September 7, 2007

With Hazard to Your Booty, Elastic Soul, Papa Smiley, and others. Produced by Loyal Family.




Set 1: Jam* -> The Big Deal*

* special Rick + Mark Williams and part Biddy – Speedball Power Trio/Utopic Space performance


Speedball Returns – Pops Blue Moon August 17, 2007

This show was a tribute to Sugar Williams, the greatest beagle there ever was, R.I.P. DJ Kurtis Random spun dub-step before and after each set. First gig back as Speedball.

Set 1: Random Jam*, Dirty Bomb

Set 2: Random Jam, God’s Kids Pray# -> Every Man for Himself#, We’re All In This Together# -> The Beacon^, Each Day’s Better Than The Next

* featuring Kurtis Random on sound effects and John Puskus on tenor sax
# first time played
^ featuring John Puskus on tenor sax


June 30, 2007 @ Pops Blue Moon

“Not a speedball reunion”, in-between sets of “Not a CPB Reunion.”

Set 1: Jam, The Beacon


A Biddypalooza NYE — December 31, 2006 @ Biddy & Greg’s House

With Biddy on bass, in the midst of an improv evening.

Set 1: Dirty Bomb*

* featuring Joe Boland on extra keys, and some dude on djembe


Biddypalooza II — August 20, 2006 @ Biddy & Greg’s House

With Biddy on bass.

Set 1: Jam -> First Tube*, The Beacon -> Jam^

* aborted version
^ featuring John Puskus on sax, Adrian on keyboard, and some dude on djembe


March 4, 2006 @ Off Broadway

Last minute show filling in for our friends The In?. Jonathon Cour and Slow Parade opened up.

Set 1: Optimus Prime -> The Big Deal > The Beacon*

* dedicated to Nathan Graves


MARDICRAWL – February 23, 2006 @ St. Louis Centre

ROCKIN THE SKYBRIDGE

skybridge

MardiCrawl Music Festival – 02-23-2006 – in the retiring St. Louis Centre in downtown St. Louis.

Solitron played on the 2nd Floor, Stage #200. Other acts included Lojic, Riker’s Mailbox, Alabaster Brown, J Boozer, and many many more. The City Limits Band played in between sets.

Set 1: Jam -> Fantasy Blues* > Lot Trash, Optimus Prime

Set 2: The Beacon, Maggot Brain^ > Panda-monium*, Dirty Bomb* -> The Big Deal*

Encore: Each Day’s Better Than The Next

* first time played live
^ Funkadelic cover, first time played live


BATTLERUSA – January 31 @ Broadway Oyster Bar

“The Road to Wakarusa” Battle of the Bands.

Battlerusa Flyer

Local Gents, Dave Black, Alabaster Brown, Big Thumb USA, and DJ J Public played before us. Big Thumb won! We lost. First gig billed as “Solitron.”

Set 1: Optimus Prime*, Each Day’s Better Than The Next*, Lot Trash*

* first time played.


November 13, 2004 @ Pop’s Blue Moon

Blue Moon Flyer

Set 1: Jam*

Set 2: Four More Years (part 1) Jam^ > The Beacon > Four More Years (part 3) Jam

* with The Chunnel teases
^ with special guest Chip Darr on drums


SPOOKY – October 30, 2004 @ the Third Degree Glass Factory

Spooky Flyer

A multi-sensory costume ball with Big Thumb, Alphahouse DJs Joe Thomas & Scaught, and Flex Boogie & Pituko. Many thanks to co-producers Loyal Family!!

Big Thumb USA


DJ Joe Thomas rawkin it out!

lites by PILLBOX

video by The Dairy Friends

Spooky Pedals

Set 1: Four More Years

Set 2: Alphahouse Jam > The Beacon* > Jam

* first time played


ORGANIC GROOVES “Fall Together” FESTIVAL – October 8, 2004 @ Native Experience Campground

Look out at the highway and pretend it’s a river…

Set 1: Jam*

Set 2: Jam > Four More Years^

* faded in from a set by DJ Tommy
^ first time played


BIDDYPALOOZA – July 21, 2004 @ Biddy’s Yard (Wildwood, MO)

Kegger at Biddy’s. First gig with Biddy on bass. Organic Grooves and CPB played before us.

Set 1: Jam*

* cut off by the cops right when it got good.


WEBSTER BATTLE OF THE BANDS – April 4, 2004 @ Webster University Gym

20 min set, featuring Greg Lorton on bass. We lost. The videotape is out there somewhere!

Set 1: Jam


ACID JAZZ SESSIONS – January 21, 2003 @ Cicero’s

Debut performance at Cicero’s Acid Jazz Sessions. Featuring special guest CPB’ers Greg Lorton (bass), Dan Lake (2nd guitar), and Chip Darr (percussion).

Set 1: Jam
Set 2: Jam*

* set 2 was preceded by an impromptu CPB reunion